This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pierson, Highsmith Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ue.2ADI/566 Message Board Post: I have just one page from the 1920 Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders of Crawford County. Each entry in the directory gives the name, spouse, children, and I believe the date is the year they settled in Crawford County. Pierson, Medford P. Spouse - Gladys M. Highsmith Children - None Listed Location - Palestine Year - 1895